The Ernie Ball Music Man Battle of the Bands began in 1996. Over the course of the last twelve years the contest has grown significantly. Beginning with a few hundred bands and handful of spots on the Warped Tour, the contest has expanded to include multiple festivals and over one hundred cities worldwide. In 2000, Ernie Ball unveiled it's Mobile Stage, a self contained 25,000 watt concert on wheels that travels throughout North America with the Vans Warped Tour providing even more opportunities for bands to perform. Since it's inception, the Ernie Ball Music Man Battle of the Bands has played host to acts like Story of the Year, Bowling for Soup, Circa Survive, Avenged Sevenfold, Cartel, Throwdown, Mute Math, The Fall of Troy, The Receiving End of Sirens and many more.
